Tara Murray
Caroline Springs George Cross again showed it could match it with the best without taking out the win in the Victorian Premier League 1 competition.
The Georgies hosted Melbourne Victory on Saturday night in what turned into a hard fought contest.
Both teams ended up being a player down after red cards in the second half.
Neither side could get the advantage, with the match finishing 0-0 and the teams sharing the points.
Georgies coach Eric Vassiliadis said they were so close yet again.
“It was as interesting as a 0-0 draw could be,” he said. “It was a really combative aggressive affair.
“I think in the end it deserved to be at least a one or two goal game, but both sides ended up walking about with a point.
“We were happy with our performance but we didn’t get what we deserved.”
Vassiliadis said they had their chances including hitting the post, but again couldn’t quite get the attacking end clicking.
This has been the Georgies main problem this season.
He said they were still struggling to find the right mix after losing three players who scored 45 goals between them last season.
“We have the squad to do it,” he said. “We made some changes yesterday [Saturday].”
The Georgies task of getting the win became a lot harder in the 65th minute when Liam O’Connell was sent from the field in the 65th minute.
Melbourne Victory went a player down 12 minutes later after a player received a second yellow card.
“I thought the match officials did a good job overall,” Vassiliadis said. “We were a little unlucky and their goalkeeper was lucky to still be on the ground.
“It didn’t go our way. The performance was the way we wanted it to.
“They are the league leaders and they were holding on for a draw, that tells us we’re heading in the right direction.”
The Georgies sit in 10th spot after six rounds. Vassiliadis said the results that were going their way 12 months ago, weren’t quite going their way this season.
The Georgies face Western United in round seven. The match is set to be played at United’s new facility in Tarneit.
United had two wins from its first five games.
?? said it would be another good challenge for them.
“They’ve been in our home the last three to four years,” he said. “It’ll be at their new facility which should suit them.
“It’s our first away game in six weeks and we’re looking forward to getting on the road.
“We’ll have our backs to the wall and see how we go, it will be tough.”
